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This incidence took place inand some time later the City developed the Use Guidelines law enforcement activity precedes legislation. Californiais applied by determining proof of the three following standards: Assistant DA Mike Schill reviewed the transcripts of the album and determined that some of the lyrics violated obscenity laws.

Leming concludes that listeners are not passive recipients of the musical message. The PMRC seems to have come up with a more publicly acceptable form of attack on music. Another band member, Mark Ross, went home by car the detectives could not follow or find himbut was arrested two weeks later at the house of Professor Rogow defense attorney of 2 Live Crew.

In his application of the Miller test to the "Nasty" recording, the Judge ruled the following.

Research also addresses the question whether the assertions of the moral crusaders are true e. She was shocked to find out that one of the songs on the album, "Darling Nikki", contained a reference to female masturbation.

Crowd control during rock and rap performances is a major police concern, one that is easily related to safety and security, rather than censorship. The PMRC sought to establish coalitions with several other organizations in an attempt to form a broad national front of concern e. Also, records do not appeal to the prurient interest, even when they are judged to be indecent from a legal point of view indecency is not obscenity, see Scheidemantel It appears that from a legal point of view it is very hard, if not impossible, to ever determine obscenity with regard to a musical recording.

Therefore, the Judge ruled to determine whether the "Nasty" album is obscene by applying the so-called Miller test of obscenity. Other forms of legislation on popular music have since spread throughout the States: Finally, Zappa indicated the danger of the stigmatization effects for the musicians that might result from the label system, and the fact that voluntary labeling could lead to "opening the door to an endless parade of moral quality control programs based on things certain Christians do not like" p.

The council president wrote a letter to the owners, and stated concerns on matters including inadequate parking facilities, safety problems, insufficient sanitary facilities, lack of ability to protect public places, inadequate avenues for fire exit, problems with crowd control, and an excessive impact on the normal operation of Westerly Police Department.

The organization is nationally organized, has representatives in most U. The cause for their concern was related to teen pregnancies, teenage suicide rates, and rape, at the same time pointing out songs by Prince, The Time, and various heavy metal bands.

He gave a copy of the order to the managers of the stores, and told them that they should refrain from selling the "Nasty" recording and that selling the album could result in arrest under Florida state obscenity laws.

Second, again as a question of fact, the Judge decided that "Nasty" deals with sexual activities in graphic detail "like a zoom lens"that the album is replete with sexual lyrics, and that it is therefore patently offensive.

Obscenity by Law The amount of legal debate that the 2 Live Crew case has produced is by all standards staggering. Also, a network of police fax-machines tracked N.

Rap, Rock, and Censorship: Judge Gonzalez was also inconsistent in determining, on the one hand, that the considered community is generally more tolerant than others, and, on the other hand, that he could rely on his personal knowledge of the community standards which he never defined, of which he did not say whether they could change over time, and of which he did not determine the defining criteria.

Most religious attacks against music, however, seem to follow their own path. Moreover, some legal scholars assert that the PMRC proposed voluntary labeling as a form of private action precisely to allow for a form of control which state or Federal authorities could never justify.

The Judge replied that under Florida law obscenity is a crime and that the court merely seeks to interpret the law. The label would read: I will present the history of the case, the ruling of the first trial, and the ruling of the appeal see Beatty ; Butler Moreover, records are bought privately, so that there is no public forum involved, and they are bought voluntarily, so that no person has to be threatened by their messages because each individual is free not to buy the record Coletti The overbreadth of any regulation of music, therefore, would constitute censorship Kaufman Popular music would fail the clear and present danger test and therefore does not constitute an imminent danger Goodchild He listened to the album, had six of its songs transcribed, and prepared an affidavit stating these facts.

District Court of Rhode Island for a temporary restraining order. It was also claimed that the PMRC, which sought to control records on radio and TV, was not allowed to regulate broadcasting since only the FCC can determine regulations on licensees Kaufman Because the obscenity of music can never be clearly defined, any form of such legislation on music would be vague vague laws are unconstitutional.

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